Jan Kozamernik with Slovenian Jersey

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 Trento, June 25th 2017

The experience of Jan Kozamernik in the World League 2017 ends in the best way possible. The new middle hitter of Trentino Volley got the first place this weekend in the final of the second group of the tournament, winning with the Slovenian team the Final Four played at Gold Coast, Australia, between Saturday and Sunday morning. The team, led by Kovac and on the field by the former yellow-blue player Urnaut outrun the competition winning 3-0 against Netherlands in the semifinal and against Japan in the final. Just back from an injury to a finger of the hand, that forced him to stop last weekend, Jan returned to play against the orange with the float jump and as first string in the third set against the Japanese team. This is a positive period for Slovenia, in two years they won the European League 2015, the silver medal at the Europei 2015, the third group of the World League in 2016 and the trophy in Australia (this morning).

Here the figures of Kozamernik in the Final Four of the second group played this weekend:

JAN KOZAMERNIK (middle hitter, Slovenia)
Saturday, Netherlands-Slovenia 0-3: 1 point (1 ace), 1 defense
Sunday, Japan-Slovenia 0-3: 1 point (1 block)

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